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Ancient Greece
The ancient greek civilization starts around 3200 BC with the Cycladic civilization [followed by the Minoan (2700 BC) and the Mycenean civilization (1600 BC)] and flourished from the 7th century BC to the 2nd century AD, especially in the 5th century BC with the city-states of Athens and Sparta.
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Who are some famous people of the Hellenistic period?
Alexander the Great: Main introducer to emerging the Great Hellenistic Golden Age.
Aristotle: Famous Greek scholar in physics, metaphysics, poetry, philosophy, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology.
Zenodotus: The famous grammarian, literary critic, and Homeric scholar, and the first librarian at the Royal Library of Alexandria.
Callimachus: A famous noted poet, critic and scholar of the Royal Library of Alexandria .
Eratosthenes: A famous Greek mathematecian, elegiac poet, athlete, geographer, astronomer, and solving music theorist. Eratosthenes was the founder of scientific chronology.
Apollonius of Rhodes: Famous epic poet, librarian, scholar. Better, famously known for his epic poem the "Agonautica", which told the mythological story of Jason and the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece, and which is one of the chief works in epic poetry.
Archimedes: A greatly famous Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.
Aristophanes of Byzantium: A famous Greek scholar, critic and grammarian, particularly reknown for his work in Homeric sholarship, but also for work on other classical authors such as Pindar and Hesiod.
Olympias: The Greek princess of Epirus, daughter of king Neoptolemus l of Epirus, the fourth wife of the king of Macedonia, King Philip ll and queen mother of Alexander the Great.
Cleopatra VII Philopator : Famous Greek Queen and last Pharoah of Egypt.
Demetrius of Phlareum: Famous Athenian orator and politician.
Aristarchus of Samothrace: A Famous Greek grammarian noted as the most influential of all scholars of Homeric poetry. He was main librarian of the Royal Library of Alexandria and succeeded his teacher, Aristophanes of Byzantium, in that role.
Nearchus (Greek: Νέαρχος, Nearchos; c. 360 - 300 BC) was the famous Admiral of the Greek armada fleets, who helped Alexander the Great's army for quick transport during Alexander's missions. His celebrated voyage from India to Susa after Alexander's expedition in India is preserved in the Inddica by Arrian.
Sostratus of Knidos: Famous constructor for building and designing the Pharos of Alexandria "The Great Lighthouse of Alexandria".
Appelles: A Famous renowned early Hellenistic painter of Ancient Greece, famously, painted The Alexander Mosaic.
Epicurus: A highly famous Greek Hellenistic philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called "Epicureanism". Only a few fragments and letters remain of Epicurus's 300 written works. Much of what is known about Epicurean philosophy derives from later followers and commentators. He is also famously, one of first to believe the universe is infinite and eternal, and that events in the world are ultimately based on the motions and interactions of atoms moving in empty space.
Zeno of Citium (Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Κιτιεύς, Zēnōn ho Kitieŭs; c. 334 BC - c. 262 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Citium (Greek: Κίτιον), Cyprus. Zeno was the founder of "Stoicism" and founding father of the Stoic school of philosophy, and which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC. Based on the moral ideas of the Cynics, Stoicism laid great emphasis based on goodness and positivity gained from living a life of virtue in accordance with nature
Posidonius: A Famous Greek Stoic philosopher politician, astronomer, geographer and teacher native to Apamea, Syria. He was acclaimed as the greatest polymath of his age. Posidonius is also the founder "Neoplatonism".
Euclid: (pronounced /'ju:klid/ EWL-lid; Ancent Greek: Εὐκλείδης Eukleidēs) also, known as " Euclid of Alexandria", was a famous Greek mathematician; widely known to as the "Father of Geometry".
Chares of Lindos: Famous sculptor who planned and commissioned the Colossus of Rhodes.
Pytheas: was a highly famous Greek geographer, ship navigator, and explorer. Pytheas discovered the Baltics, the Scandinavians, and "Thule" most commonly thought to be the Shetland islands or Iceland.
The Philistines lived in what is modern-day Palestine and Israel. The Trojans llived in Troy, just southeast of present day Istanbul (in what is now the northwest coastal area of modern-day Turkey).
What brought the ancient Greek historian Polybius to Rome?
Polybius of Megalopolis was not visiting Rome, nor there by choice or accident. He was a hostage brought to Rome along with a thousand of his fellow countrymen to ensure the good behavior of the Greek region of Achea. There the locals often gave their "Roman masters" problems due to Rome's governance of Polybius' home territory.
What would you have to start an ancient Greek colony in a good location?
The new city-state had to have good farmland and fishery to support it.
What event caused Europeans to doubt ideas of ancient Greek authorities?
In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed West across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of reaching Asia. To navigate, he replied in part on a map of the world that Ptolemy had created. Columbus never reached Asia. He ran into North America instead, a land mass Ptolemy knew nothing about. Europeans were stunned that observation of the real work has disapproved the teachings on an ancient theory.
Was Orpheus one of the gods of ancient greek mythology?
From my understanding, no. He was a (greek) hero and a good musician who went down to the underworld to rescue his wife, but failed.
What would the Persian Queen Esther's Royal clothes look like?
colorful and decorative. Probably the color red. She most likely wore henna on her hands too. See fancy Inia dress for ideas on decorative and color.
Who would be the strongest Greek god?
Anyone who thinks Ares is the strongest Greek God is dumb.
Obviously Zeus is the strongest Greek God.
Who formed the Delian League with other city-states including Sparta?
Athens formed the Delian League with other city states
including Sparta
Who is sappho in love with on sappho's seizure poem interpretation?
Sappho is not in love with the man in the poem but the women. She uses the poem to express her jealousy toward the man
How does iris relate to mythology?
Iris is the goddess of rainbows. She is also called the messenger goddess, but Hermes is the messenger god, so she is first and foremost the goddess of rainbows.
How was Ancient Rome different from Ancient Greece?
There were many way in which ancient Greece and ancient Rome were different, but one of the most important differences was one of unity. The Greeks had Their city-states which were like mini countries, each independent of each other. They would only unite when some crisis occurred and then return to their independent ways.
Rome , on the other hand, was united. The city of Rome, its surrounding territory and its conquests, were all considered part of Rome. They were administered under Roman law and customs and many "conquered people" became Roman citizens, thereby increasing the unity of the Roman empire.
What is Jason's reasons for disrespecting Medea?
Jason wanted to be more prosperous so he married King Creon's daughter. I don't know why he had to be a jerk, but he is.
Which Greek god invented the drum?
No Greek god invented the drum.
The drum was invented, as far as we know, in Ancient Mesopotamia, around 6,000 BCE.
Ancient Greece didn't exist until around 800 BCE, thousands of years after Mesopotamia. Many people state the Greek civilisation started around 3,000 BCE with the Cycladic civilization, which is incorrect. Historians officially define Ancient Greece as "the three centuries before the classical age, between 800 B.C. and 500 B.C".
The Greek word for white is "aspro".
Old Greek word (but still in use ) for white is ''lefko'' or ''leuko'', as in ''leukemia'', which means ''white blood''.
What roles did the oracles play in the greek society?
Oracles were women who would foretell the future for you. They were very revered in Greek/Hellenic society. The most famous was the Oracle of Delphi. Alexander the Great is said to have visited her. Interestingly, caves at Delphi have been found to contain potent natural gasses that cause very strong hallucinations and visions. This could explain how and why the oracles "saw" the future.
They were high as a kite, but they probably saw some interesting stuff!
What was the name for the wealthy ruling class in Greece?
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Oligarchy - 'rule by the few' - an aristocratic cartel which excluded ordinary people.
Tyranny - rule by a single man appointed to get rid of the oligarchs and give the ordinary people a government which looked after their interests.
Democracy - 'people power' - which gave the ordinary people a say in their government.
